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title: "Children's Social Care managed services"
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buyer: "BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED"
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# Children's Social Care managed services

Buyer: BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c35c1916-3611-45ce-93be-e05ebf6c33ad

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## Summary

The buying organization, BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED, has awarded a contract without prior publication of a call for competition for the provision of Children's Social Care managed services. The industry category is Health and social work services, and the contract value is £3,000,000. The contract period starts on September 1, 2023, and ends on September 30, 2024. The tender deadline was August 31, 2023.

This tender for Children's Social Care managed services, awarded to Innovate (H&SC) Services Ltd, presents business growth opportunities for service providers in the social work sector. Companies experienced in delivering essential social care services would be well-suited to compete in providing managed services for Children & Families, safeguarding the wellbeing of children. The contracting authority aims to meet an urgent requirement through this interim contract, creating a chance for service providers to contribute to vital social care needs.

## Notice

This is a voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice to indicate that in light of the recently increased volume of work and the challenges to the recruitment of agency and permanent social workers, the Council now needs to award an interim contract for managed service provider to supply up to three Childrens social care CAST teams for The Children & Families branch, without prior publication of a call for competition. This will be for a maximum of six months due to the urgent nature of this requirement and the importance of Childrens safeguarding

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f688d384-127d-495c-bcdb-7831dd980078 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 30 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED |
| Locality | WEST MALLING |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME19 4YT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ46 West Kent |
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Electoral ward | Kings Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INNOVATE (H&SC) SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 23 Nov 2023 at 14:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f688d384-127d-495c-bcdb-7831dd980078

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f688d384-127d-495c-bcdb-7831dd980078
  23rd November 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=825631893
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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